Wichita, KS, Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	152,050	100.0
1-unit, detached	97,791	64.3
1-unit, attached	6,039	4.0
2 units	6,163	4.1
3 or 4 units	8,794	5.8
5 to 9 units	5,710	3.8
10 to 19 units	8,327	5.5
20 or more units	13,203	8.7
Mobile home	5,917	3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	106	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	4,305	2.8
1995 to 1998	9,518	6.3
1990 to 1994	9,196	6.0
1980 to 1989	20,955	13.8
1970 to 1979	21,767	14.3
1960 to 1969	16,165	10.6
1940 to 1959	51,878	34.1
1939 or earlier	18,266	12.0

ROOMS
1 room	3,565	2.3
2 rooms	7,707	5.1
3 rooms	16,566	10.9
4 rooms	25,650	16.9
5 rooms	31,410	20.7
6 rooms	25,222	16.6
7 rooms	16,742	11.0
8 rooms	12,070	7.9
9 or more rooms	13,118	8.6
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	139,008	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	35,452	25.5
1995 to 1998	42,014	30.2
1990 to 1994	21,419	15.4
1980 to 1989	17,768	12.8
1970 to 1979	9,640	6.9
1969 or earlier	12,715	9.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	10,284	7.4
1	53,023	38.1
2	54,836	39.4
3 or more	20,865	15.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	100,803	72.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	848	0.6
Electricity	36,802	26.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	44	0.0
Coal or coke	0	0.0
Wood	122	0.1
Solar energy	8	0.0
Other fuel	210	0.2
No fuel used	171	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	490	0.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	868	0.6
No telephone service	4,436	3.2

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	139,008	100.0
1.00 or less	133,129	95.8
1.01 to 1.50	3,454	2.5
1.51 or more	2,425	1.7

Specified owner-occupied units	76,531	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	17,008	22.2
$50,000 to $99,999	34,411	45.0
$100,000 to $149,999	15,365	20.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,315	6.9
$200,000 to $299,999	2,951	3.9
$300,000 to $499,999	1,167	1.5
$500,000 to $999,999	238	0.3
$1,000,000 or more	76	0.1
Median (dollars)	78,900	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	53,434	69.8
Less than $300	227	0.3
$300 to $499	4,644	6.1
$500 to $699	11,304	14.8
$700 to $999	17,566	23.0
$1,000 to $1,499	13,564	17.7
$1,500 to $1,999	3,808	5.0
$2,000 or more	2,321	3.0
Median (dollars)	869	(X)
Not mortgaged	23,097	30.2
Median (dollars)	270	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	32,281	42.2
15 to 19 percent	14,747	19.3
20 to 24 percent	10,577	13.8
25 to 29 percent	6,517	8.5
30 to 34 percent	3,663	4.8
35 percent or more	8,243	10.8
Not computed	503	0.7

Specified renter-occupied units	53,302	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,685	3.2
$200 to $299	3,817	7.2
$300 to $499	19,900	37.3
$500 to $749	19,114	35.9
$750 to $999	5,220	9.8
$1,000 to $1,499	1,356	2.5
$1,500 or more	713	1.3
No cash rent	1,497	2.8
Median (dollars)	505	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	11,572	21.7
15 to 19 percent	9,052	17.0
20 to 24 percent	6,877	12.9
25 to 29 percent	5,723	10.7
30 to 34 percent	3,517	6.6
35 percent or more	13,914	26.1
Not computed	2,647	5.0

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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